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+# Template file for 'xapian-omega'
+pkgname=xapian-omega
+version=1.4.7
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="perl"
+makedepends="file-devel libuuid-devel pcre-devel xapian-core-devel zlib-devel"
+short_desc="Document indexer based on Xapian"
+maintainer="B. Wilson <x@wilsonb.com>"
+license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://xapian.org/"
+distfiles="https://oligarchy.co.uk/xapian/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=d1b029c62cd4e3c6216515e22c72c9d45018135cd4f50ce336b21b2046045323
+conf_files="/etc/omega.conf"